US trademark application filings increased approximately 10% in FY2015

Here are the recent USPTO filing statistics through September 30, 2015, the end of FY2015:

New trademark application filings at the USPTO:

• 3rd Quarter of 2015: 91,441 new applications filed
• First three quarters of 2015: 278,651 applications filed
• FY2015 (October 1 2014 through September 30, 2015): 362,576 applications filed

In other words, filings for FY2015 were up approximately 10%. This is a large increase, and greater than most (if not all) increases in recent years. 

And here are some recent historical comparisons:

• FY2014: 330,760 applications filed
• 3rd Quarter of 2014: 83,001 new applications filed
• 3rd quarter of 2013: 82,473 applications filed
• First three quarters of 2014: 252, 284 applications filed
• First 3 quarters of 2013: 247,388 applications filed

[Note: All data retrieved via TESS search on USPTO.gov on October 6, 2015]